Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay today (20 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 15s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay at 11AM is: 1.5m 16s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (20 Oct) | 5ft (1.5m) | 15s |
| Evening (20 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed morning, min 9°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 20 | Wednesday 21 | Thursday 22 | |||||||||||||||||||||
4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 16 | S 15 | SSW 14 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 12 | S 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1150 | 991 | 1003 | 1131 | 1005 | 834 | 456 | 433 | 351 | 332 | 279 | 345 | 486 | 581 | 507 | 418 | 313 | 205 | 113 | 103 | 108 | 101 | 59 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | glassy | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 12:17PM1.64m | 00:38AM1.54m | 1:00PM1.66m | 1:21AM1.58m | 1:42PM1.70m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:51AM0.46m | 6:25PM0.46m | 6:36AM0.42m | 7:07PM0.41m | 7:20AM0.38m | 7:48PM0.36m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:59 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 14 |
Feels °C | 6 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 16 | S 15 | SSW 14 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 12 | S 9 |
| kJ | 1150 | 991 | 1003 | 1131 | 1005 | 834 | 456 | 433 | 351 | 332 | 279 | 345 | 486 | 581 | 507 | 418 | 313 | 205 | 113 | 103 | 108 | 101 | 55 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NE 4 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NNE 4 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NE 4 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 11 | NE 10 | NNE 4 | SSW 12 | NE 4 | S 7 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 56 | 5 | 27 | 59 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | — | — | — | — | — | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | — | — | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | SSW 12 | NE 4 | NE 10 | NE 4 | NE 4 |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 56 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | NE 2 | NNE 3 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | — | — | — | — | NE 4 | NE 4 | NNE 3 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 2 | 9 | 17 | 19 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 4 | 6 | 17 | 25 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 13 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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